DFA

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DFA may refer to:

Mathematics, science, and technology

Computing

Data-flow analysis, a technique for gathering information about the possible set of values calculated at various points in a computer programDeterministic finite automaton, a finite state machine accepting finite strings of symbolsDifferential fault analysis, in cryptography, a type of side channel attackDual Factor Authentication

Engineering

Design for All, as a design philosophyDesign for Assembly, manufacturing improvement to allow faster or automated assembly or assembly with fewer parts

Science

Descent from antiquity, the process of establishing a generation-by-generation descent of living personsDirect fluorescent antibody, a medical testHumid continental climate with hot summer (designated Dfa), in climate classification

Statistics

Detrended fluctuation analysis, a variation of the Hurst Exponent technique, used in the analysis of fractal time seriesDiscriminant function analysis, a classification procedure

Finance

Dimensional Fund Advisors, in financeDynamic Financial Analysis, in financeDirectory of Financial Advisers, DFA a private directory of Financial Advisers in New ZealandDodd-Frank Act, a US federal law signed in 2010

Government and politics

Dairy Farmers of America, in agricultureDemocracy for America, a progressive political action committee in the United StatesDepartment of Foreign Affairs, an executive office of a sovereign state that helps form its foreign policyPartnership for a Drug-Free America, a nonprofit organization

Entertainment

Gaming

Death From Above, a jump-jet attack tactic in the BattleTech game universe

Music

Death from Above 1979, a Toronto based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo in the 2000sDFA (Italian rock band), an Italian progressive rock band from Verona, ItalyDFA Records, an independent record label and production teamD.F.A., a Canadian crossover thrash group from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaThe Dm minor chord (root D, minor third F, perfect fifth A)

Sports

Designated for assignment in baseballDarwin Football Association, an Australian rules football league in TasmaniaDominica Football Association, the governing body of football in Dominica

Other uses

Design For All, produced for the Target CorporationDoctor of Fine Arts, an academic degreeJohn S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School ("Davidson Fine Arts"), in Augusta, Georgia